Hank Aaron hit the 701st homer of his career, but the blow was lost amid the thundering bats of the Reds, who slugged their way to 9-5 and 13-11 victories over the Braves in a twi-night doubleheader. Joe Morgan collected seven hits for the Reds, including three homers. In the opener, Carl Morton, pitching for the Braves, hit a round-tripper in the fourth inning to tie the score at 3-3 before the Reds exploded for four runs in the seventh on circuit clouts by Morgan and Tony Perez, each with a man on base. Aaron hit his homer off Pedro Borbon in the ninth. Cincinnati Reds 9, Atlanta Braves 5 (Game 1)Game Played on Tuesday, July 31, 1973 (Night game) at Atlanta StadiumReds 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 - 9 14 0 Braves 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 - 5 15 0 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose lf 4 3 3 0 1 0 .334 Garr rf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .279 Morgan 2b 5 2 3 2 0 0 .292 Perez ss 5 1 2 0 0 1 .243 Driessen 3b,1b 5 0 2 3 0 0 .308 Evans 3b 4 0 2 0 1 0 .279 Bench c 3 1 0 1 1 0 .247 Aaron lf 4 1 1 1 1 0 .253 Perez 1b 4 1 1 2 0 0 .296 Baker cf 5 0 2 1 0 1 .290 Chaney ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .180 Johnson 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .251 Tolan rf 4 1 2 0 1 0 .201 Dietz 1b 4 2 2 0 1 1 .312 Geronimo cf 4 0 1 0 1 1 .162 Casanova c 5 0 1 0 0 0 .223 Crosby ss 1 0 0 0 2 0 .114 Morton p 3 1 2 2 0 0 .200 Menke ph,3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .173 House p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Norman p 2 0 1 1 0 1 .075 Tepedino ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .324 King ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Panther p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Borbon p 1 1 1 0 0 0 .286 Carroll p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Totals 37 9 14 9 6 3 Totals 40 5 15 4 3 4 Time of Game: 2:52 Left on Base: Reds 8, Braves 12 DP: Reds 2, Braves 2 Doubles: Rose (20), Morgan (25), Dietz (2), Morton (3) Triples: Garr (5) Home Runs: Morgan (13), Perez (19), Morton (3), Aaron (28) Stolen Bases: Morgan (39), Tolan (13) Sacrifice Flies: Bench (7) GIDP: Perez (8), Menke (5), Garr (12) Hit by Pitch: Johnson (5,by Norman) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Norman 5 7 3 3 3 2 1 26 3.17 Borbon W(3-4) 3.1 8 2 2 0 1 1 16 2.88 Carroll SV(11) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 4.10 Totals 9 15 5 5 3 4 2 44 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Morton L(8-9) 6.1 11 7 7 5 2 2 33 3.91 House 1.2 3 2 2 1 0 0 8 5.40 Panther 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 5.93 Totals 9 14 9 9 6 3 2 44 Passed Balls: Bench (6) Hit by Pitch: Norman (2) Balks: Norman (1) Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Augie Donatelli, 3B - Bob Engel REDS 1ST: Rose walked; Morgan singled [Rose to third]; Morgan stole second; Driessen singled [Rose scored, Morgan scored]; Bench forced Driessen (shortstop to second); Perez grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bench out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez singled to left; Evans singled to left [Perez to second]; Aaron flied out to left; Baker popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Braves 0. REDS 2ND: Tolan singled to center; Tolan stole second; Geronimo struck out (catcher to first); Crosby grounded out (third to first); Norman singled to center [Tolan scored]; Rose doubled to left [Norman to third]; Morgan popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Johnson struck out; Dietz doubled; Casanova popped to first in foul territory; Morton doubled to center [Dietz scored]; Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 1. REDS 3RD: Driessen grounded out (shortstop to first); Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 1. BRAVES 3RD: On a bunt Perez singled; Bench allowed a passed ball [Perez to second]; Evans popped to second; Aaron walked; Baker singled [Perez scored, Aaron to third]; Johnson was hit by a pitch [Baker to second]; Dietz popped to first in foul territory; Casanova grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 2. REDS 4TH: Tolan flied out to right; Geronimo flied out to center; Crosby walked; Norman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 2. BRAVES 4TH: Morton homered; Garr grounded out (first to pitcher); Perez struck out (catcher to first); Evans walked; Aaron forced Evans (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 3. REDS 5TH: Rose out on an unknown play; Morgan doubled to right; Driessen grounded out (pitcher unassisted) [Morgan to third]; Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 3. BRAVES 5TH: Baker grounded out (pitcher to first); Johnson popped to shortstop; Dietz walked; Norman balked [Dietz to second]; Casanova grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 3. REDS 6TH: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Tolan walked; Geronimo singled to right [Tolan out at third (right to third), Geronimo to second (on throw)]; Crosby was walked intentionally; KING BATTED FOR NORMAN; King flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 3. BRAVES 6TH: BORBON REPLACED KING (PITCHING); Morton flied out to right; Garr tripled to right; Perez lined into a double play (second to third) [Garr out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 3. REDS 7TH: Rose singled to shortstop; Morgan homered [Rose scored]; Driessen flied out to center; Bench walked; Perez homered [Bench scored]; Tolan singled; HOUSE REPLACED MORTON (PITCHING); Geronimo walked [Tolan to second]; MENKE BATTED FOR CROSBY; Menke grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Geronimo out at second]; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 7, Braves 3. BRAVES 7TH: MENKE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); DRIESSEN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); CHANEY REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING SS); Evans singled; Aaron popped to second; Baker struck out; Johnson popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 7, Braves 3. REDS 8TH: Borbon singled; Rose singled [Borbon to second]; Morgan popped to second; Driessen singled [Borbon scored, Rose to third]; Bench out on an unknown play [Rose scored]; Chaney out on an unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 9, Braves 3. BRAVES 8TH: Dietz singled; Casanova singled [Dietz to second]; TEPEDINO BATTED FOR HOUSE; Tepedino singled to center [Dietz to third, Casanova to second]; Garr grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Dietz scored (no RBI), Casanova to third, Tepedino out at second]; Perez grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 9, Braves 4. REDS 9TH: PANTHER REPLACED TEPEDINO (PITCHING); Tolan grounded out (second to first); Geronimo grounded out (first to pitcher); Menke struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 9, Braves 4. BRAVES 9TH: Evans flied out to center; Aaron homered; Baker singled to center; Johnson singled to center [Baker to second]; CARROLL REPLACED BORBON (PITCHING); Dietz struck out; Casanova forced Johnson (second unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 9, Braves 5. |
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